38 George Street, Wigton CA7 9PN

HOU/2023/0198Householder planning permissionApproved

Householder

Approved on 17 April 2024

Delegated (officer decision)

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Loft conversion to incorporate rooflights to front and rear elevations, replace rear ground floor window with double doors and replacement of front door with composite

Submitted: 28 November 2023
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: Allerdale
Ward: Wigton Ward

ReceivedSubmitted28 Nov
ValidatedValidated28 Nov
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date16 Apr
DecidedDecided17 Apr

Decided in 141 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a loft conversion at 38 George Street, Wigton CA7 9PN. Allerdale has handled 3,398 applications of this type. This one was decided in 141 days, 13 weeks longer than Allerdale's typical decision time. The site is in the Wigton conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 2,924 applications in total for the CA7 postcode area.

99% of full applications at Allerdale were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode: CA7 9PN
Application type: Householder planning permission
Scale / size: Medium
Parish: Wigton CP

Planning application dates

Date validated: 28 November 2023
Target decision date: 16 April 2024
Application expires: 26 April 2024

Planning decision

Statutory period: 150 days

Additional information

Documents: 7

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

Conservation area: Wigton
Heritage at Risk Register: Wigton, Allerdale
Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

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Source: Allerdale

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